here in california there have been no major problems. busy, but orderly. >> more people are registered to vote by mail. we're at about 54% of our residents are now permanent vote by mail voters. >> reporter: many said they would rather vote early than wait until election day. >> i wanted to be absolutely sure i wasn't rushing to make it back by the time the polls closed. >> reporter: here's what it looked like today in florida, where there was controversy over the weekend, after some voters were left standing out for hours, waiting to cast their ballots. >> every vote counts. too many people died. too many people march, too many people lost their lives for us to have the right to do what we're doing. >> reporter: it was the same story in ohio. >> how long do you expect to wait? >> maybe 15, 20 minutes. >> reporter: 1.7 million votes in ohio are already cast. 29% by registered democrats. 23% by republicans. in florida, 4.5 million votes have been cast. 43% by democrats. 39% by republicans. here in california, early votes are not broken do